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This week, @AirwaysOfficial release two singles: Trampoline and The End. Both showcase a new sound, that I like a lot. Not in the least because @twentyonepilots appear to have been an inspiration. This is most evident on Trampoline, which I like best. https://t.co/BXtyvcLFmM

. @pijamaofficial are French visual artist and singer Pauline de Tarragon (pictured), and composer and multi-instrumentalist @axelfarm. Their debut album Nice To Meet U is out now, and I Oh I is the new single off it. It has an innocent freshness to it. https://t.co/M0fxo6XwG6

So far, @retrovideoclub released 5 singles, with short & snappy titles Noir, Psycho, Famous, Chemistry, and 3AM. Their 6th track Addicted fits in nicely. Just like their earlier tracks, it’s a driving indie anthem that won’t fail to get the crowd bouncing. https://t.co/xCwn8926nw

I adore @Shanguymusic's fresh take on electronic pop, which incorporates both funky and jazzy elements. Toukassé (a corruption of ‘tout casser’, which is French for ‘break everything’) is their 3rd great single -and 3rd @carteblanchemus Wildcard- in a row! https://t.co/TdZ25IizSS

Los Angeles based indie rock band @nastycherryband were given a seal of approval by @charli_xcx. The band’s first single Win clearly has her stamp on it. The song is as ear-catching as its artwork is eye-catching. A great introduction! https://t.co/xSVNuDaq2U

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For this second instalment of the Netflix TV series ‘Queer Eye’, Australia-born and Los Angeles-based pop star Betty Who revamped the original theme song. Her version clocks in at 1’44. It doesn’t happen often I wished a song lasted double its time. bit.ly/CBMbettywho

All four BLOW members have strong musical backgrounds, mostly rooted in rock music. Blow however, combines electronic and pop music. The band Jungle is a good reference.
Power is Blow’s new single, and it’s a very fine one! bit.ly/CBMblow

After releasing a cover of Sade’s By Your Side and a live album in 2017, The 1975 come up with a third long player in October. Another one with a great title: A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships. And that’s not all: the follow-up has been announced already as well: Notes On A Conditional Form is planned for May 2019.

But first things first. Give Yourself A Try is the first taster off the band’s upcoming album. A haunting track, built around a fuzzy guitar melody that’s backed with a beat straight out of a drum machine. I’ve chosen this high energy pop tune as The 1975’s third Carte Blanche Music Wildcard, meaning it features here prominently this week.

Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a cd club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Charts.